Defenseman Dennis Smith played his Junior hockey with the Kingston Canadians then joined the Erie Golden Blades of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League before moving on to stops in Sweden and Peoria before signing his first NHL contract with the Detroit Red Wings in December of 1986. Smith, who was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 27th, 1964, never got a chance to play of his hometown team instead spending the next three years with their farm club in Adirondack. On July 25th, 1989, Smith signed a deal with the Washington Capitals and it was with them that he made his debut.

Smith suited up for four games with the Capitals during the 1989-90 season and was held without a point. That off-season Smith moved on and signed a free agent contract with the Los Angles Kings.

On the West Coast Smith again played just four games and again was kept off the score sheet. Though Smith signed a deal with the Boston Bruins and was later traded back to the Washington Capitals, he did not resurface at the NHL level.

In 1992 Smith signed to play a season in Austria with VEU Feldkirch then retired from the game at season's end. After a year away he retuned, this time in the International Hockey League and played two years with the Kalamazoo Wings before retiring for a second and final time in 1996.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1980-81

Taylor Michigan Midgets

MNHL

37

25

40

65

1981-82

Kingston Canadians

OHL

48

2

24

26

84

4

0

2

2

0

1982-83

Kingston Canadians

OHL

58

6

30

36

100

1983-84

Kingston Canadians

OHL

62

10

41

51

165

1983-84

Erie Golden Blades

ACHL

2

1

1

2

2

9

2

4

6

8

1984-85

Osby IF

Sweden-2

30

15

15

30

74

1984-85

Erie Golden Blades

ACHL

19

5

20

25

67

12

1

4

5

52

1985-86

Peoria Rivermen

IHL

70

5

15

20

102

10

0

2

2

18

1986-87

Adirondack Red Wings

AHL

64

4

24

28

120

6

0

0

0

8

1987-88

Adirondack Red Wings

AHL

75

6

24

30

213

11

2

2

4

47

1988-89

Adirondack Red Wings

AHL

75

5

35

40

176

17

1

6

7

47

1989-90

Washington Capitals

NHL

4

0

0

0

0

0

1989-90

Baltimore Skipjacks

AHL

74

8

25

33

103

12

0

3

3

65

1990-91

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

4

0

0

0

4

+3

1990-91

New Haven Nighthawks

AHL

61

7

25

32

148

1991-92

Maine Mariners

AHL

59

2

32

34

63

1991-92

Baltimore Skipjacks

AHL

17

1

4

5

23

1992-93

VEU Feldkirch

Austria

25

7

19

26

1993-94

Providence Bruins

AHL

58

2

22

24

89

1994-95

Detroit Vipers

IHL

8

2

0

2

12

1994-95

Kalamazoo Wings

IHL

31

2

1

3

41

13

0

2

2

33

1995-96

Michigan K-Wings

IHL

49

0

10

10

62

10

0

0

0

6

1996-97

Michigan K-Wings

IHL

62

2

7

9

60

3

0

0

0

6

NHL Totals

8

0

0

0

4

AHL Second All-Star Team (1990)

Signed as a free agent by Detroit, December 2, 1986. Signed as a free agent by Washington, July 25, 1989. Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, September 28, 1990. Signed as a free agent by Boston, August 2, 1991. Traded to Washington by Boston with John Byce for Brent Hughes and cash, February 24, 1992.